Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 530 
 
By Senator Altman 
24-00151C-10                                           2010530__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to adoption; creating s. 63.0422, 
3         F.S.; prohibiting an adoption agency or entity from 
4         making suitability determinations based on, requiring 
5         disclosure relating to, or restricting the lawful 
6         possession, storage, or use of a firearm or 
7         ammunition; providing an effective date. 
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9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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11         Section 1. Section 63.0422, Florida Statutes, is created to 
12  read: 
13         63.0422 Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and 
14  ammunition.—An adoption agency or entity, whether public or 
15  private, may not: 
16         (1) Consider the lawful possession, storage, or use of a 
17  firearm or ammunition in determining a person’s suitability to 
18  adopt. 
19         (2) Require an adoptive parent or prospective adoptive 
20  parent to disclose information relating to a person’s lawful 
21  possession, storage, or use of a firearm or ammunition as a 
22  condition to adopt. 
23         (3) Restrict the lawful possession, storage, or use of a 
24  firearm or ammunition as a condition for a person to adopt. 
25         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.